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Our Diversity Heroes

  • Alex Buxton: An Obituary

    Alex Buxton: An Obituary

    A remarkable man from a remarkable family
  • A Buxton family album

    A Buxton family album

    Photos of the boxing brothers and of their father Claude
  • An interview with Allan Buxton

    An interview with Allan Buxton

    Allan remembers the successes of the Buxton brothers and reflects on growing up in Watford
  • Retracing my father's footsteps

    Retracing my father's footsteps

    Allan Buxton describes a trip back to his father's birthplace in Antigua
  • The Cother brothers

    The Cother brothers

    The first black players in Watford FC were the Cother brothers, who began playing with the team in 1898.
  • 'Henry' Roy Brown

    'Henry' Roy Brown

    One of the few black professionals of his day, 'Henry' Roy Brown played for Watford from 1953-1957.
  • Cyril 'Sammy' Chung

    Cyril 'Sammy' Chung

    Sammy's father was Chinese and his mother English. He played for Watford between 1957 and 1965.
  • Luther Blissett

    Luther Blissett

    Luther Blissett set a string of goal scoring records both for the club and among black players in English football.
  • John Barnes

    John Barnes

    A national icon, John Barnes became known as the 'jewel' unearthed by Graham Taylor.
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